Nail Polish Addicts Anonymous

Ida_Notion

Melonade wrote: »

I think you might be right about the heat. I thought sitting in the garden for 10 minutes would bake it but tbh it just made it really goopy and melty

Ahh I'd moan about the weather but I just can't because it's sooo gorgeous atm :cool:

I've been known to put my hairdryer on it's 'cool' heat setting (which for mine at least means virtually no heat at all) and 'high' power setting and wave it over my nails for a minute or so to dry them. I don't know whether this actually does make drying nails any quicker (it seems to) or whether it's just psychological, but it can't be any different to those nail polish dryers I've seen being sold that are just a gadget that emits air for you to stick your hand into and are yet another way of cluttering up the happy home

Ida_Notion

Callie22 wrote: »

I don't think it's that holo at all really - it's not glitter, it looks kind of like a grey polish but with a bit of a 'sheen'. However, it was only £1.99 so I'm not moaning

Gosh Holographic looks a lot like that in the bottle, but it can look amazing on nails in most lights. I do find that it just looks a bit bluish grey in some lights though, and makes me look like a heart failure victim

elisebutt65

I stick my hands in cold water for a bit and that speeds it up & it cools me down

maddiemay

elisebutt65 wrote: »

I stick my hands in cold water for a bit and that speeds it up & it cools me down

My beautician told me that she did this on herself when in a hurry, run tap very cold into sink and keep hands in for a few minutes, then shake them dry.

amyb_2

maddiemay wrote: »

My beautician told me that she did this on herself when in a hurry, run tap very cold into sink and keep hands in for a few minutes, then shake them dry.

I wait two mins, apply quick dry top coat, wait about five mins then cover my nails is nail oil.

Rock hard dry within 10mins.

Toomuchdebt

Ooohhhh TKMaxx have nail polish.....they have Essie 3 bottles in a pack for 9.99, barielle 5 bottles in a pack 9.99,nails inc various packs and prices and leighton denny various too. I got some essie and barielle...ooh and a W7 french manicure kit for 4.00....do you want piccies? :P

Toomuchdebt

Here are the ones I bought today..(click on pics to make them bigger)



Here is my entire stash


left to right and top to bottom


row 1:w7 french affair manicure kit,golden rose supershine 109(from poland),rimmel london nail whitener,rimmel london i love lasting finish 030 double decker red,miss selene no11(from poland),miss beauty no7 cherry,miss beauty no15 noir,technic no9,technic limited edition holo
row 2:rimmel london lycra wear 10 296 sweetheart,no 17 ultimate rush,revlon 099 effervescent opal, revlon 900 gold get 'em,OPI nail envy matte, outdoor girl silver crackle,safari (from poland) unnamed(eldest dd's), body collection opal,technic amethyst,technic mermaid,technic bedazzled,tecnic carnival(eldest dd's),technic arctic ice(eldest dd's)
row 3:claire's accessories times 3 all unnamed grrrr,barielle 5061 sailor's delight, barielle 5123 princess, barielle 5130 pretty pink,barielle 5067 cotton candy, barielle 5131 now that's hot, revlon sweet nothings 720,seche vite,mua 18,nyc 240b midtown,unnamed from poland
row 4:rimmel 60 sec 872 climax,rimmel 60 sec 730 silver bullet,rimmel 60 sec 877 mania,eveline 503 3d prism colours from poland,nail polish galaxie from poland, essie 346 capri,essie 641 true love, essie 472,miss sporty clubbing colours mint green 330, miss sporty clubbing colours cotton candy 024, miss sporty clubbing colours 326,miss sporty french manicure 602,miss sporty quick dry cotton candy 24, miss sporty clubbing colours 328

starrystarry

Thanks for the pics Toomuchdebt. I predict your stash will double in a couple of months if you keep following this thread

I added an accent nail last night as I was a bit bored of Revlon Rock but didn't have time to completely re-do.

iamashoppingaddict

I'm very excited. I'm going to buy a helmer from Ikea tomorrow!!! Its a special trip as ikea is an hour away, however I will pop into other shops whilst I'm there!

I'm really looking forward to sorting my polishes out and then hopefully I'll be able to stick a few that didn't suit me onto the swapsies FB page!!

Only thing that worries me is where will I put it....... polishes in front of a radiator isn't a good thing is it?!!! Time to rearrange the room again I suspect!!

elantan

can anyone recommend a good box to keep all my polishes in ? i currently use an o.p.i box, it is great has loads of wee compartments for the polish and opens out in the bottom for nail files, remover, wipes etc ... that one is now full so i ordered a new one ( qvc) it arrived today but was way way way too small ... i now have more things i want to keep in them so i need a bigger compartment in the bottom and enough space for a good amount of polishes ... cant think of anywhere that might stock such a thing though